Two main reasons that discouraged enterprises from upgrading their backbone network environment to 10GbE: Traditional hard disk storage was unable to make full use of high-speed networks, and 10GbE equipment with was too expensive.
As SSD prices have decreased, hybrid architecture and even all-flash configurations have become increasingly popular for enterprises seeking the best possible storage performance for heavy-duty tasks like virtualization, databases, and huge data backup. With SSD access speeds measured in gigabytes per second, the 125MB/s bandwidth of standard 1GbE is simply not good enough. Only by making the jump to 10GbE can enterprises reach the full potential that modern storage solutions provide.
At the same time, research1 suggests that the price of 10GbE ports to transmit 1 Gbps data has dropped steadily, meaning that devices with 10GbE ports will become increasingly affordable. The barriers to building 10GbE networks have never been lower for enterprises. |
